1. Plural of coliphage; viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria of the genus Escherichia coli (E. coli).
Usage: technical; microbiology; plural form

Examples

• Coliphages are commonly used in laboratory research to study viral genetics and bacterial resistance.
• Scientists isolated several coliphages from wastewater samples to investigate phage-bacteria interactions.
• The coliphages demonstrated high specificity for their E. coli host cells.
• Researchers used coliphages as model organisms to understand how viruses replicate.
• Coliphages have been instrumental in developing phage therapy approaches for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.